Catacombs of Talion

[McCloud]

TR1, TR3, TR4, and then starting with Catacombs of Talion forward in TR2 is when the real 'tomb raider game' begins. Change my mind.

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TR2 is mostly just 'jump to ledge, trigger 2 creatures', 'round a corner, trigger 3 gunmen behind you', 'pull a lever, trigger 8 tigers to spawn around you', 'jump i the water, trigger a dude with a wrench', 'take one step, trigger 5 monks to attack', 'call mom, trigger a 2-hour one-sided conversation, ... Every trophy is simple to find and half of them are just 'right there, can't miss it' (and I'm not even including the Green ones that are dexterity based), no puzzles you have to think about, no awe, no mystery, all platforming is easy or at least straight forward.

TR2 is just attack, take a step, attack, take a step, attack, and so on. No level design, nothing to provoke imagination, no wonder, bland repetitive, easy, to solve puzzles... OH! I see why so many claim they like TR2. It must be the essence of Tomb Raider games they do not enjoy. I guess nevermind.

[Maeks]

L take

[McCloud]

You've changed my mind! You're right TR2 is just like Doom, Unreal, and Duck Hunter and I loved those games. TR2 is the best in the series for sure.

[Chelle-corn]

I think a lot of people like TR2 because it was their first, or maybe there is something good about it but I'm not the biggest fan of it. There is just too much combat that ruins the isolation feel and detracts from the platforming. I kind of get where you're coming from with the 'no level design' comment but I don't agree with it fully, I think the nonstop combat is just such a chore it overrides the appreciation of the levels.

[McCloud]

Originally posted by Chelle-corn:

I think the nonstop combat is just such a chore it overrides the appreciation of the levels.

Drudgery. Don't get why it was put, in overwhelming amounts, in the game especially when TR1 set the foundation for the direction then they just threw all that away and made a FPS basically; of course until Tomb of the Talion then it becomes a TR game again.

[Feorun]

TR3 has less combat? Yeah playin for first time TR2 and basically in every room there is something to shoot lol

[neo_james007]

I just hit that level. Feels good to be shooting endangered animals again. Great Wall feels like Tomb Raider to me, but that's only about 2 mins of a level.